Birthdays, Age, And Time

Monday, October 3, 2011

Yesterday, I celebrated my 56th birthday, but the strange part about it is that I actually forgot it was by birthday until I checked my emails in the morning and discovered a dear friend of mine had sent me a Happy Birthday wish.

DUH!

And I immediately thought to myself, “How the hell could you forget your own birthday, Ron?”

But then I remembered a time when I was a kid and my mother said something to the effect, “The older you get the less birthdays seem important.” However, at the time I thought she was NUTS because as a kid, you can’t WAIT until your birthday arrives so you can get birthday cards, a birthday cake, and TONS of presents.

I also remembered a time when I was a kid and my mother had forgotten her birthday, which I thought was totally INSANE because how could ANYONE forget their birthday????

Yet, here I was….forgetting my birthday too!

I pondered this throughout the day and began to wonder if why we get to the point where we forget our birthdays is because, as my mother shared, they just don’t seem so important anymore.

But WHY do they don’t seem so important anymore?

Could it be because of time?

Have you ever noticed how as we getting older, the more time seems to speed up?

As a kid, things like, waiting for our birthday, Christmas, summer vacation, or waiting to be old enough to get our driver’s license seemed to take an ETERNITY.

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Ooooooh Ron, belated birthday greetings. I wish I could forget my birthday. I hope you had a happy day. Don't worry about forgetting, there will come a time when you actually look forward to the next birthday ... and feel proud that you're still around to enjoy it.... hahahahahaa. You must have heard the oldies bragging about their age! However, that is in the future.... you've got a long, long wait! In the meantime, try the memory jogger on Yahoo or something... it's called a calender..................... rushing out to avoid a kick up the backside. Have a nice day x

I'd love to forget about my birthday, but I don't think my kids will ever let me. Here's my weird thing - I can NEVER remember how old I am.....I have to literally go, "Ok, it's 2011, I was born in 1963, let's see if I can subtract that in my head...." OR I just LIE!

I'm pulling time toward me as hard as I can pull. I am more satisfied with my life the older I get, but still dont want my body to show signs of aging. If only I could stay in a 30 year old body and have the mindset, confidence, and security that the older years bring.

Happy birthday! It is so true. The older we get, the faster time seems to go by. It drives me crazy. This is why I feel like I need to pack so much in all the time. Which then makes time feel like it's going by faster. It's an endless cycle.Been sick all weekend so fell asleep before I could call on Sat. night. Will try you this week.

First of all: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RON!! And I wish you many more! You make so many great observations in this post. I especially enjoyed your kid's-eye view of time--Christmas always took forever to get here and now I groan and say, "ugh, it's the freaking holidays again?!?" Still, I believe you're a special person, so your birthday is a special day. It's great to lose track of time, but don't forget to party your ass off! Have a great week, buddy!

"I'm pulling time toward me as hard as I can pull. I am more satisfied with my life the older I get, but still dont want my body to show signs of aging. If only I could stay in a 30 year old body and have the mindset, confidence, and security that the older years bring."

LOVE IT! That was FLAWLESS!!!!!

But I know what you mean because I too feel more satisfied with my life the older I get. I feel more 'relaxed' about it.

I think the 'key' in getting older is to stay young 'mentally'....and then use A LOT anti-aging cream!!!!

Bwhahahahahahahhahaha!

Thanks so much for stopping by, girl! So glad to see you. I miss ya in blogland! Hope all is going well.

"The older we get, the faster time seems to go by. It drives me crazy. This is why I feel like I need to pack so much in all the time. Which then makes time feel like it's going by faster. It's an endless cycle."

So true! So true!

The thing that aging is teaching me the most is to try and live in the moment. I don't always do it, mind you. But when I do, I feel much more relaxed and 'in the moment.'

So sorry to hear that you're sick :( One of girls I work with is sick too. In fact, it was just this past weekend when she ended up getting a very bad cold.

"Too old to get laid"?? What is this nonsense you're spewing, Ron? I think your advanced age has caught up with you and caused dementia!!!

Having said that...happy birthday, my friend!

I know it's Monday and you're probably working (since you forgot it was your birthday), but I hope you have a great day! A wise friend once told me, no matter how old you get, your birthday is always a special day and should be treated as one. I have since never failed to take her advice to heart myself.

Well Ray, Another day of age. Happy birthday Old Man. I hope your day was full of light and love. I wish for you comfort and joy. I know that we all grow and we all age yet that is the body that contains the soul, that experiences the rigors of age. Our soul always stays young and in the now. So as you stand and wait for the pee to start and when you discover that air slips more frequently from you ass just know that this is not what you are. You are the warm breeze, the cloud that brings the rainbow you are the friend that is always there. I wish you a Happy Birthday.

"So as you stand and wait for the pee to start and when you discover that air slips more frequently from you ass just know that this is not what you are. You are the warm breeze, the cloud that brings the rainbow you are the friend that is always there."

Bwhahahahhahahahahahahahahaaha! OMG! I'm rolling on the floor HOWLING at that!!!!

I think birthdays are really for the others in our life. For some reason, it helps all of us "out there" to have a day to attribute to somebody special. So, for you, dear friend Ron, a chance to say "thanks" for all the light and joy you bring to all of us with your musings and postings and bitchings and insightful commentary on all things living. You are a blessing to us all. Kudos on your big day. Again. EFH

Happy Belated Birthday, Ron. I laughed so hard at that last graphic. How funny! It totally caught me off guard.

It's true, time does seem to speed up as we get older. Perhaps it does because as we get older we get more wrapped up in life and get busier. I know I have. And the funny thing about it is that I still feel like a little girl.

Aww, please tell me that that t-shirt is a lie! Cus time does march on rather quick and I don't want that reality to creep up on me too fast. Boo! :(

Big birthday greetings to you though. Heck, maybe that t-shirt will be proven wrong sooner rather than later too though, if that psychic was right. Fingers crossed that a late bday present might just surprise you. :D

I know some who don't give their birthday much thought, but can I just tell ya, I'm not one of them!! OH NO, I want the full fanfare, whenever possible. Ron actually took the day off from work last year to spend with me (because he knows I am the sweet pumpkin fairy princess... or however it was he addressed my card one year...ha!) and we went over to Philly and up onto the observation platform of City Hall. If he's unable to spend the whole day with me, we atleast do dinner out. If I'm by myself I'll usually go and do a little Christmas shopping but YES I tell people it's my day while I'm out there.

I know SO MANY Libra's (my mother in fact), and remembered THEIR birthdays this year, but for some reason forgot mine - HA!

" Ron actually took the day off from work last year to spend with me (because he knows I am the sweet pumpkin fairy princess... or however it was he addressed my card one year...ha!) and we went over to Philly and up onto the observation platform of City Hall."

Oh, how WONDERFUL! Isn't it something how once you get up to the observation deck of City Hall, you realize how HIGH up it is? Yet, looking at it from down below, it doesn't look all that high up. I took a friend up there who was visiting me from Florida and she FREAKED!!!!

I downloaded a different browser, google chrome, and believe this is the answer to the problem with comments not sticking. Apparently something in the version of IE installed on this laptop is incompatible with the blogger engine (maybe?). Don't quote me on that. But I have been experiencing success with google chrome. yay! diane

"I downloaded a different browser, google chrome, and believe this is the answer to the problem with comments not sticking. Apparently something in the version of IE installed on this laptop is incompatible with the blogger engine (maybe?)"

Yes! I think you're right because I read in one of Bloggers forums that certain versions of IE are not compatible with Blogger, which is absolutely ridiculous, isn't it? I've also notice that those who use Mac computers don't have problem leaving comments because they use Safari.

Anyway, I'm installing a new commenting format on this blog tonight, so you will see it on tomorrow's post. Stay tuned!

oh ronnie, what a bad friend i am .... i saw this post and that it was your bday and then *I* forgot to wish you a happy day!! what kind of friend does that anyway??? i feel terrible!! however i cannot do anything but apologize to you and say happy birthday, dear friend now.... i love you and hope you had a good day doing everything your little sweet heart desired. xoxoxoxoxo and extras for being such a sweet friend and not letting me know what a loser i was for not at least acknowledging it is/was your birthday....sighsighsigh, i am so distracted these days really and now i am going to use this new system of yours...funny thing is i was going to use this too and now i can see how it works for you....i too HATE blogger's commenting system and so many cannot leave me one...what's up with that???? stupid blogger.... xoxoxoxxooxoxoxoxoxoxo